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"The highly publicised ‘Returns Directive’, as proposed by the Commission in Brussels and quite wrongly stigmatised by the left and far left as the ‘Directive of shame’, the violator of human rights, has just been adopted by the European Parliament, to their great displeasure.
However, this Directive, which is supposed to provide for the return of illegal immigrants, is not repressive at all. It does not criminalise immigrants who have entered Europe illegally. Better than that, it gives them the choice between legalisation and voluntary return, all this backed up by privileges and guarantees that protect essential human rights.
What about the right of people to protect themselves and not to be submerged by global immigration? Nothing.
Fortress Europe as decried by all the media in France and elsewhere does not exist. It is a fantasy created to ease the way for legislation that is favourably inclined towards immigration and immigrants under the guise of a semblance of repression.
This is not a good Directive. It is all a front. However it does have the sole merit of representing the first step towards a less immigrationist policy. It should not obscure the fact that other provisions are being drawn up, such as the European Blue Card system guaranteeing legal immigration for employment purposes, and that the stated aim of these measures is solely to encourage more immigration into Europe."@en1
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